Page 44 of Cherishing Happily Ever After

He let her sleep for a while, content with the gentle weight of her on him. The slight rise and fall of her chest. He let his fingers trail through her silky hair and for the first time in his life let himself feel the crash of all the new feelings he’d never felt before.

If someone had told him a year ago that he would be here like this, feeling these things, laying his heart bare for a woman who’d somehow, with a laugh and a little sass, managed to turn everything completely upside down in all the best ways, he not only would have laughed at them, he may have punched them in the face.

But now, here he was. And Travis couldn’t think of any place he’d rather be.

Travis sent a silent thank-you to whatever higher being was in charge of the massive amounts of rain that had finally forced them together, and the game they’d been playing for so many months to finally come to a head. Sometimes life had to give you a little push in the right direction.

Or in their case, a shove.

Stephanie rolled over and off his chest, still asleep, and put her back to him.

Instantly, the sight of her bare back, the sheet falling off each gloriously juicy ass cheek, had him hard and ready to go again.

Travis couldn’t stop himself from rolling to his side so he could place a trail of kisses along her spine until she squirmed and, once more awake, flipped to her back.

“That tickles.”

Even fresh from her nap, she was the sexiest woman he’d ever seen. If it were possible, she was even more gorgeous with her hair rumpled from their time together. If he’d had his way, there wouldn’t be any sleep at all. He’d spent a lot of time worshiping her body already, but there was still so much more he needed to learn.

His eyes drifted to her perfectly lush, and very naked, breasts.

Oh yes, there was a lot he still needed to discover.Like…he traced a finger around her breast, slowly circling up toward the nipple…just how ticklish was she?

“If that tickles…” He bent and sucked a perfectly pebbled nipple into his mouth until she groaned from his attentions and arched her back. “How’s that? Too ticklish?”

“Don’t stop.” She threaded her fingers through his hair and pulled him down to her.

He grinned against her breast and did as he was told, resuming his attentions on her body. He loved how she knew exactly what she wanted and wasn’t afraid to let him know.

It seemed as if his body was in a perpetual state of arousal, but he wasn’t complaining. Not one bit.

She moaned and wiggled beneath him, but no way was he stopping. To his surprise, it didn’t take long before her hands gripped his back.

“Travis. I need you.”

“Oh, baby. I need you, too.” He nipped down just a little on her delicious nipple, and she raked her fingernails down his back.

“Now.”

He chuckled a little and lifted his head. “Yes, ma’am. One second.”

He reached for the little pile of condoms he’d put on the nightstand. It wasn’t that he was planning on being stranded in the cabin with Stephanie for a few days. And even if he was, it’s not as if he would have assumed that their relationship would have taken this next, amazing, leaping step. But between his wallet and the glove box of his truck, he did have a few condoms, and there should be…his hand reached out and touched nothing but the smooth wood of the nightstand.

Shit.

But he needed to be sure. Travis hauled himself up and out of the bed, despite Stephanie’s protests, and searched the side table.

Shit.

He turned and looked back at the naked goddess lying in the bed, her body completely exposed to him. Her breathing came fast, her cheeks and her breasts matching in a very sexy flush of desire.

Shit. Shit. Shit.

“What?” She propped up on her elbows and looked at him in question. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing.” He’d started it and he’d finish it. At least as much as he could.

He jumped back onto the bed and dove between her legs.

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